Basilica del Santo Niño - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 18:04, 4 November 2025

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	[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|~~230px~~\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]		[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|220px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]
	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

	Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>		Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived in Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] in Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote ~~several~~ [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one ~~such journal~~ within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote two [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one of the journals within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used ~~the~~ [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used his [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

	Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>		Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the Basilica del Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>		In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] student [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the Basilica del Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower		ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower
	ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png\|Rajah finding Magellan's cross inside the basilica		ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png\|Rajah finding Magellan's cross inside the basilica
	ACFT - Edward and Saito entering the basilica.png\|Edward ~~Kenway~~ and ~~Shimazu~~ Saito entering the basilica		ACFT - Edward and Saito entering the basilica.png\|Edward and Saito entering the basilica
	ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png\|Edward and Saito confronting Rajah		ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png\|Edward and Saito confronting Rajah
	ACFT - Edward and Saito fighting Rajah's men.png\|Edward and Saito fighting Rajah's men		ACFT - Edward and Saito fighting Rajah's men.png\|Edward and Saito fighting Rajah's men

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	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a ~~{{Wiki\|~~Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]		[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]
	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 18:49, 10 September 2024

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	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki\|Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref> After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki\|Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	As Rajah ~~prepared~~ to ~~leave~~ the ~~basilica~~, he was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

			Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
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	ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower		ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower
	ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png\|Rajah finding ~~Ferdinand~~ Magellan's cross inside the basilica		ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png\|Rajah finding Magellan's cross inside the basilica
	ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png\|Edward ~~Kenway~~ and ~~Shimazu Saito confronting~~ Rajah		ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png\|Edward, Saito and Rajah inside the basilica
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	[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]		[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]
	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>
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	Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>		Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>

	== History ==		==History==
			===Golden Age of Piracy===
	=== Golden Age of Piracy ===
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki\|Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref> After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki\|Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref> After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

	As Rajah prepared to leave the basilica, he was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" />		As Rajah prepared to leave the basilica, he was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the ~~basilica~~ and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>		In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the Basilica del Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>
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	== History ==		== History ==

			=== Golden Age of Piracy ===
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a Visayan resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki\|Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref> After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

			As Rajah prepared to leave the basilica, he was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" />

	In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace [[Edward Kenway]]'s footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica ~~and not the original one planted by Magellan~~.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>		===Modern times===
			In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower		ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png\|The basilica's tower
			ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png\|Rajah finding Ferdinand Magellan's cross inside the basilica
			ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png\|Edward Kenway and Shimazu Saito confronting Rajah
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>
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	== History ==		== History ==
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

			Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a Visayan resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace [[Edward Kenway]]'s footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica and not the original one planted by Magellan.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>		In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace [[Edward Kenway]]'s footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica and not the original one planted by Magellan.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>

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	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

	Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>		Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived in Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] in Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote ~~several~~ [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one ~~such journal~~ within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote two [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one of the journals within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used ~~the~~ [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used his [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

	Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>		Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the Basilica del Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>		In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States\|American]] student [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the Basilica del Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43\|Episode 43]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a ~~{{Wiki\|~~Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. <ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|220px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]		[[File:ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño.png\|thumb\|220px\|The Basilica del Santo Niño]]
	The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>		The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a minor [[Church\|basilica]] located in {{Wiki\|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki\|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain\|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki\|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP\|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref>

	Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived in Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>		Situated near the basilica is the [[Magellan's Cross Pavilion]], a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the [[Christianity\|Christian]] cross planted by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he arrived in Cebu in 1521.<ref name="Wiki2">{{WP\|Magellan's Cross Pavilion}}</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] in Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[Scholar\|monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] in Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire\|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	Hendrik subsequently wrote two [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one of the journals within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>		Hendrik subsequently wrote two [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one of the journals within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] and a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65\|Episode 65]]</ref>

	After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used his [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>		After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the sea log from the cross and used his [[crescent amulet]]—a Piece of Eden—to decipher its contents. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain\|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity\|God]], and was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66\|Episode 66]]</ref>

	Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>		Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> Edward and Saito also left the church after defeating Rajah's men, and set off in pursuit of the Visayan chief to recover the sea log.<ref name="EP 67">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 67\|Episode 67]]</ref>
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